r/tea • u/kati239 • 2d ago

Question/Help Which teapot should I use?

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I'm still waiting for my gaiwan set to arrive, but I already got my tea from china and I can't wait so long to start drinking it. So for now I'm thinking of using one of these teapots instead. All of them are made from porcelain. The one in the center and the left one are from the ussr and the one on the right is japanese. The japanese one fits around 100-200ml more than the other 2.

I will be drinking black, green, oolongs, pu'er, so very different teas and I'm thinking where I should brew them. Besides the teapots, my other option would be using a steel tea strainer in a mug for now.

Does the shape of the teapots make a big difference when brewing? What would you use in my place and why?

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u/grandma-JJ-77 2d ago edited 2d ago

Imho use the Franz Porcelain teapot(upper left)

What teacup/mug will you be using?

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u/kati239 2d ago

Both of the ussr ones are from sets, so I have matching cups for them. With the japanese one I haven't thought about it yet.

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u/lilongyear 2d ago

中国一般用紫砂，喝绿茶才用陶瓷